Wrapper or carton



Jan. 12, 1937. L. A. NAHM ET AL WRAPPER OR CARTON Filed Feb. 28, 1936 Naa MW m. .d m a mfiw w w w W l l KN 7 Patented Jan. 12, 1937 PAT NTOFFICE WRAPPER on oAR'ron Louis A. um and John Nahm, st. Louis, Mo.

ApplicationFebruary 28, 1936,?

erial no. 66,247

This invention relates to wrappers or cartons. Objects of the inventionare to provide an improved device that may be used satisfactorily as awrapper or carton and, when used as a 5 wrapper, may enclose a packagecomprising a container and its contents, which contents may be exposedthrough an opening provided in .one wall of the wrapper by sliding aportion thereof to form said opening, and which may be simi- 1 larlyemployed to provide an opening for access to the contents when used as acarton proper; t-provide an improved closure for an opening through onewall of the wrapper or carton and a hinged device connecting. saidclosure with 15 another portidnpfthe wrapper or. carton by manipulationof which the closure may be'operated; and to provide improved means forguiding and retaining the closure in proper position.

Another object of the invention is to provide 20 a wrapper or cartonembodying the improved features of construction and the advantages ofoperation herein disclosed, reference being made to the annexed drawing,in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of our improved 25 wrapper orcarton in complete assembly and closed.

Fig. 2 is a similar perspective view showing the closure for the openingat one end of the wrapper or carton in position to provide said 30opening to permit access to the contents.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view along the line 3-3 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank from which the improved wrapper orcarton is formed.

As shown, in Fig. 4, the blank is a unitary member shaped so that, whenfolded along appropriate lines or pivotal connections, the sectionsthereof will form the different walls of the wrapper or carton.Specifically, the blank includes at one end a wall section I integrallyconnected with an opposite wall section 2 by a relatively narrow endwall section 3 which is defined from the wall section I by a fold orscore line 4 and from the wall section 2 by a fold or score line 5.

45 Attaching portions 6 and 'l are integrally connected with the ends ofthe wall sections I and 2, respectively, and defined therefrom by foldor score lines 8 and 9.

The wall section I is integrally connected with 50 and defined from awall section II) by a fold or score line II; the wall section III. isintegrally connected with and defined from a wall section I2 by a foldor score line l3; the wall section I2 is integrally connected with anddefined from a 55 wall section I4, matching the wall section I0, by afold or score line I5; and the wall section I4 is integrally .connectedwith and defined from a wall section comprising strips I6 and I! by afold or score lin'el'l8. The strips I6 and H are pivotally connected bya fold line or hinge I9. The opposite ends, respectively, of the wallsections I, I0, -I2,I4, I6 and H are in alinement. That end of the stripI! which is in alinement with the corresponding end of the wall sectionI is integrally connected with a wall section 28 by a fold or score lineH, and said wall section 20 is integrally connected with a tab 22 by afold or score line 23.

- In assembling or forming this blank into a wrapper orcarton, the wallsection I4 is folded along the line I5 to a position at right angles tothe wall section I2; the composite wall secti'on coniprisingthe stripsI6 and I1 is foldedto position: parallel with and opposite from the wallsection I2 along the line I8; and the wall section 2% folded over towardthe wall section I2 along the line 2|, and the tab 22 is foldeddownwardly against the inner side of the wall section I2. Thus, the wallsection I2 and the composite wall sections I6 and I! are separated fromeach other by the width of the wall section I4 and of the wall section20. Then, the wall section I0 is folded upwardly at right angles to thewall section l2 along the line I3 and against the edges of the strip I1and the wall section 20; the wall section I is then folded over andagainst the outer surface of the strips I6 and IT. The narrow wallsection 3 is folded over across the ends of the wall section I2 and thestrip I6; the wall section 2 is folded along theline 5 against the wallsection I2; and the attaching portions 6 and I are folded toward eachother and in superimposed relationship and attached together.

Thus, the wall section I and the wall section comprising the strips I6and H are relatively slidable, and the tab 22 holds the wall section 20in proper position to close the opening 24 provided by the space 25between the ends of the wall sections I and 2. The Wall section I may beformed with a notch 26 to permit engagement of the thumb or finger ofthe user with the strip I6 so as to move the connected portions IS, IT,20 and 22 from the positions they occupy in Fig. 1 to the positionsdisclosed in Fig. 2 of the draw- As specifically shown, the device isused as a wrapper for a package 21 of cigarettes, the cigarettes beingshown in their original wrapper or enclosure, which has been opened atone end so wall sections and the tab may be'again inserted as in Figs. 1and 2.

From the foregoing it should be apparent that our improved wrapper orcarton comprises the five walls I, 2, 3, i3 and H1 forming an enclosure;

that the wall 3 has an opening 24 for removal of contents from theenclosure; that the hinged wall I4 is provided for closing the open sideoi the enclosure opposite from thewall 10; andthat the wall 20 isconnected withithe hinged )Wall [4 through the parts I! and I6 and ismovable, thereby to positions to close and to open the opening 24.

our improved, Wrapper 0r;carto1 l'v may be. made from different forms ofblanksand'theone'shown is for purposes of illustration only. Thedevicemay be applied to varioususesotherthan the uses specifically suggested,and-we do not restrict ourselves. in these or other unessentialparticulars, but what We claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:-

1, A wrapper or carton comprising five walls forming an enclosure openat. one side and one of said walls having an opening for removal of;contents from said enclosure, a hinged wall ior closing said open sideof said enclosure, and a wall connected with-saidhinged: walland movablethereby to positions to close and to open, said opening. p, o,

2. A wrapper or carton'compri in anumber of attached walls forming anenclosure; open at one side and one of said walls having an openingtherethrough for the removal of contents from said enclosure, a closurefor said opening, and a. hinged wall closing said open side of saidenclosure for moving said closure to and from position "will retain saidlast named wall in position to close said opening.v

4. A polygonal wrapper or carton comprising a series of integrallyunited walls forming an enclosure open at, oneside and one. ofwhichzwallsv has an opening into the enclosure to permitremoval ofcontents therefrom, and walls pivotally connected-with one of said wallsand movable to positions. to open and to close said open side of saidenclosure and said opening.

5. A wrapper. or carton comprising wall elements forming an enclosureopen at one side and having an; opening through one of said. wallelements spaced from said open side, a hinged wall element for closingsaid open side, and awall in connection with said wall element and.operated thereby to positions to, closev and to open said openingwhen'said wall element .is operated to positions-t0 close and to. open saidopen sideof said enclosure. p o

1 LOUIS A. NAHM.

JOHN F. NAHM-'

